- consequences,
without considering loss or
injury to
others or self, is
called Tamasic. — Bhagavad Gita,
Chapter 18,
verses 23–25 [31] In
Indian philosophy, these...
- classification,
foods that
decrease the
energy of the body are
considered tamasic,
while those that
increase the
energy of the body are
considered rajasic...
-
destructive yet
regenerative powers. This
Nakshatra is
considered to be of a
Tamasic nature,
representing the
darker aspects of existence. The
symbol of Ardra...
- no one and
nothing is
either purely sattvic or
purely rajasic or
purely tamasic. One's
nature and
behavior is a
complex interplay of all of these, with...
-
discuss Guna.
Verse 17.2
refers to the
three Guna – sattvic,
rajasic and
tamasic – as
innate nature (psychology or
personality of an individual). Sattvic...
- He
interprets the
Vaishnavite puranas as
satvic and
Shaivite puranas as
tamasic and that only
satvic puranas are
considered to be authoritative. The tradition...
-
commonly ****ociated with inertia, darkness, insensitivity.
Souls who are more
Tamasic are
considered imbued in
darkness and take the
longest to
reach liberation...
-
necessary in
order to
purify the mind,
making it more sāttvic than rājasic or
tāmasic. Such
purity of the mind
allows one to then
cultivate practice (abhyāsa)...
-
Patalas as well as the
earth above them is
supported on the head of the
tamasic (dark) form of Vishnu, the thousand-headed nāga Shesha. Sometimes, Shesha...
- Mahavishnu. In the
Bhagavata Purana,
Shesha is
named Sankarshana, the
tamasic energy of
Narayana himself, and is said to live deep
within the
inner layers...
